E/CN.4/1992/52 page 128 Syrian Arab Republic In its reply, the Government of Syria stated that article 207 of the Penal Code stipulates as follows: "Any act or written or oral communication that is intended to instigate confessional or racial bigotry or provoke conflict among the various communities and component elements of the nation, or which results in such instigation or provocation, is punishable by a term of six months' to two years' imprisonment, together with a fine of 100 to 200 Syrian pounds and deprival of the rights specified in the second and fourth paragraphs of article 65." Trinidad and Tobago "No. Infrequent or non-existent." "Clashes of a religious nature do not occur in Turkey." Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic "(f), (g), (h) The religious problems of the Ukrainian SSR are rooted in the past. The most serious of them is interdenominational conflict, which has involved the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church. Ideologically speaking, religion was long treated as 'the opium of the people' and all dogmas were subject to savage propaganda attacks. Under such conditions, despite legislation on religion, there were inevitably practical infringements and restrictions on the rights of believers of all faiths. In 1928 the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, active in the eastern Ukraine, was banned. In 1946 the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church was banned. Many priests of both churches were repressed and believers were deprived of places of worship and persecuted. At the end of 1989, the Council on Religious Affairs of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR stated that Greek-Catholic believers would henceforth 'enjoy all the rights guaranteed by law to religious communities in the Ukrainian SSR'. In July 1990, the First All-Ukrainian Synod of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church was held in Kiev and elected a patriarch. Unfortunately, the revival of the two ancient branches of the Ukrainian Church has led to very serious interdenominational conflict, which hinges on the fight for church property and spheres of influence. The Government of the Ukrainian SSR, while not interfering in interdenominational relations, is striving to ensure that believers of all faiths have equal opportunities to enjoy their religious rights and, hence, to bring about an end to religious hostility. We are making every effort to